Very rarely do the events of a single month change everything for a genre of music, but thanks to six landmark releases, November of ’93 changed hip-hop forever.

There were legendary debut albums, incredible sonic shifts, sampling the likes of which we hadn’t heard before and lyricism that was completely on another level.

The following six albums, all of which were released in November of 1993, elevated multiple aspects of hip-hop, and continue to inspire artists to this day.

Wu-Tang Clan – 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'

At a time when hip-hop was feeling a heavy funk influence from the West Coast, and pop rap had just had its first of many days in the sun, Wu-Tang Clan brought rugged East Coast hip-hop back to the forefront with Enter the Wu-Tang.

With gritty beats that featured samples from old kung fu films, and raw lyrical content from all nine emcees, every track on Enter the Wu-Tang hit harder than a wrecking ball and re-announced the East Coast’s presence in hip-hop.

While “C.R.E.A.M.” ended up the biggest hit off of the album, the legend of Wu-Tang’s self-funded video for the album’s lead single, “Protect Ya Neck,” with each member reportedly chipping in $100 for the project, might be the best story from it.